Celebrating Dr. Roberta Bonda: A Canadian Pioneer

Roberta Bondar

This International Women’s Day Wyvern is celebrating Canada’s original space trailblazer. 

Just over 30 years ago, Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel into space in January of 1992. 

Her accomplished career and success in space medicine led to her appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada – Canada’s highest civilian honour. 

Breaking Barriers as the First Canadian Woman in Space

While the world has changed substantially over the past 30 years since her first day in space, the gender disparity in the space industry has been a slow evolution: to this day out of the 574 astronauts to reach space, only 59 of them have been women according to NASA

“If you ask me for one thing I remember from the flight, it’s seeing the edge of the Earth and seeing the reality of Earth as a planet,” said the now 76-year old to The Globe and Mail reflecting back on the 30th anniversary of her space flight. 

Over the years, Bondar became an accomplished photographer going on to capture captivating images of the Earth, which can be seen on her website here.

“I wanted to praise the natural environment,” she said. “I wanted to get people to love it, because if you don’t love something it’s very hard to want to protect it.” she explained to The Globe and Mail

Roberta Bondar

Image: Britannia.com

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